Political Quotes

“everyone knows American seniors are facing staggering prescription drug costs. Currently, safe and cheaper drugs lie across our northern border in Canada. Seniors do not have to go far to see how much less the rest of the world pays for the same FDA-approved drugs sold many times higher in our country. The issue of the safety is a non-issue. Seniors in Illinois know that the pharmaceutical industry is fighting one of the biggest and most expensive fights to keep the United States in this protectionist state, not because drugs from FDA-approved facilities in other industrialized countries are unsafe, but because this measure forces drug companies here to lower their hugely inflated prices. With the implementation of affordable, anti-counterfeit technology, we will know that drugs that come into this country are indeed safe, reliable, and tamper-free. There is a counterfeit technology currently being used by the drug industry in the EU. This is a similar technology used on billions of pieces of currency around the world which is a testament to its effectiveness and true affordability. There is no evidence to believe that the importation of prescription drugs will increase Americans' risk of receiving tainted drugs. It is ironic, Mr. Speaker, that the discussion of drug re-importation comes hours after debate on two free trade bills.…”